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Ashford Borough Council
Planning applications.

Explore collected planning applications and decisions for Ashford Borough Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.

Collected application statistics

Collected records · All available dates

21,103Searchable applications

593Recorded as pending

83%Approval rate · 9,696 approved or refused records

1,616Refused applications

8,080 approved · 1,616 refused · 1,233 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 7 Nov 2016 to 12 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 14 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.

Local planning information

Council sources checked 14 Sept 2026

Planning information Planning and Development Contact planning Planning Contacts Local plan Emerging Local Plan and Design Code Pre-application advice Pre-Application Advice Article 4 directions Article 4 Directions

Council contacts

Planning enquiriesplanning.policy@ashford.gov.uk Council source

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Conservation areas and Article 4 directions

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Conservation areas44 mapped area records

Article 4 direction areas75 mapped area records0 identified HMO area records; remaining records unclassified

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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.

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More application records

Decision Made20/00035/AS
Extension of use of existing security hoarding during development of site, including alteration of extension to enclose additional portion of site.
Precinct 13, Ashford Road, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3LJ
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00036/AS
Garage Conversion
14 Constantine Road, Kingsnorth, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3PN
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00037/AS
Replacement of defective bathroom window
2 Chestnut Cottages, The Street, Mersham, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6NF
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00038/AS
Pole barn cover for animal hay Building is made up of telephone poles and tin roof with supporting wooden rafters. No sides to it or ends.
Cuckoo Cottage Riding School & Livery, Palstre Court Road, Wittersham, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 7PX
Received 9 Jan 2020
Under Consultation20/00039/AS
Erection of 2 dwellings
Land opposite Highdown west of, Mulberry Hill, Chilham
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made18/01637/AMND/AS
Revision to planning permission 18/01637/AS (Change of Use of part of amenity garden to provide two new semi detached dwellings with outbuildings and amenity facilities) for internal alterations with external opening reconfiguration and roof lights to front elevation.
Ashburnham House, Ashford Road, St Michaels, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6SR
Received 9 Jan 2020
Decision Made19/01193/CONA/AS
Discharge of conditions: 2 & 9
The Byre, Station Road, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6SY
Received 17 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00075/AS
Retrospective change of use of a cabin in rear garden, from ancillary accommodation to sui generis mixed use for ancillary and short term let.
10 Moat Park House, Ashford Road, Charing, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0JL
Received 20 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00040/AS
Lawful development certificate - proposed - single-storey rear extension
9 Ash Meadows, Willesborough, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LW
Received 9 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00041/AS
Conversion of existing outbuilding into residential annexe ancillary to the main dwelling
The Nook, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QB
Received 9 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00042/AS
Conversion of existing outbuilding into residential annexe ancillary to the main dwelling.
The Nook, The Street, Little Chart, Ashford, Kent, TN27 0QB
Received 9 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00043/AS
Lawful Development Certificate - Proposed - use of the dwelling (C3a) to provide caring facilities for up to 3 persons (C3b)
41 Friesian Way, Kennington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 9LE
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00044/AS
New drainage system and sewage treatment.
Premier Coatings Ltd, Marley Farm, Headcorn Road, Smarden, Ashford, Kent, TN27 8PJ
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00046/AS
Single Storey Side extension, Single Storey Rear Extension
Rose Cottage, Priory Road, Bilsington, Ashford, Kent, TN25 7AT
Received 13 Jan 2020
Decision Made18/01549/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 3,10, 12, 16, 17, 18
Beale Lands Farm House, Shawlands Lane, High Halden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3JA
Received 13 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00047/AS
Revision to window design/size on west elevation, size and alignment, addition of solar panels on listed building consent 18/01497/AS (Proposed double garage and replacement outbuilding)
Orchard Cottage, Church Road, Sevington, Ashford, Kent, TN24 0LD
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00048/AS
Erection of a part-single part-two storey front extension; part-single part-two storey rear Extension, Rear Dormer Window, roof light; Raised decking and change of external materials
Copper Cottage, Pound Lane, Smeeth, Ashford, Kent, TN25 6RJ
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00049/AS
Demolition of existing building and the Erection of 2 semi-detached dwellings
Madrona Nursery, Pluckley Road, Bethersden, Ashford, Kent, TN26 3DD
Received 13 Jan 2020
Decision Made19/00340/AM03/AS
Revision to location of plot 96 on planning permission 19/00340/AS (Reserved matters application (access, appearance, landscaping, layout, and scale) pursuant to extant outline permission ref 14/01420/AS for the erection of up to 100 dwellings, parking, landscaping, open space and associated works (revision to planning application 18/00448/AS))
Land south and east of, Tilden Gill Road, Tenterden, Kent
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00050/AS
Two storey extension
Redfern, Bilting Lane, Bilting, Godmersham, Ashford, TN25 4HD
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00051/AS
Two storey extension
Redfern, Bilting Lane, Bilting, Godmersham, Ashford, TN25 4HD
Received 10 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00052/AS
Proposed roof conversion and two storey extension; addition of dormer and rooflights; new front gable projection; change of external facing materials
Fair Dinkum, Ox Lane, Tenterden, Kent, TN30 6PE
Received 13 Jan 2020
Decision Made20/00053/AS
Retrospective planning application for single storey extension.
12 Torrington Road, Ashford, Kent, TN23 7TE
Received 13 Jan 2020
Decision Made19/00278/CONA/AS
Discharge of condition 4
Withersdane Green Cottage, Withersdane, Wye, Ashford, TN25 5DL
Received 13 Jan 2020

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What these statistics cover

These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for Ashford Borough Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.

The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.

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